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Galway Castle was in the S corner of the walled city
(near the Hall of the Red Earl).
It seems to be gone on the 1583 map.
It is gone on the 1651 map.
Nothing of it survives above ground.
Some remains of it were found beside the Hall of the Red Earl
in the 1997 excavations, but were covered up again,
apparently under the new Custom House building on Flood St.

The site of Galway Castle ("A")
on 1583 map.
The castle seems to be gone.
The map says "A" is "the place for the citadel"
(rather than "the citadel").
S is approximately up.
This is the S corner of the walled city,
near Spanish Arch.

The Hall of the Red Earl
had fallen into ruin by 1556.
It is shown roofless on the 1651 map.
Remains of it were discovered during excavations in 1997.
The remains can now be seen on the SW side of Druid Lane, Galway
(see map
and street view).
This is now the oldest surviving structure inside the walls of Galway.
See Flickr photos.